Embodied Interaction Design

Walk-in Theater

Walk-in Theater™ uses MONKEYmedia’s patented, body-based navigation technology, BodyNav™, to put users in control of their movement through virtual environments. With nothing more than a tablet or head-mounted display and natural body movement, Walk-in Theater introduces a new 3D framework for multi-stream video and sound that supports embodied experience, and more intimate connections with characters and content.

SeamlessTV

MONKEYmedia’s Seamless Expansion™ and Seamless Contraction™ inventions enable rich interactive video experiences on DVD, Blu-ray, Smart TV, DVR, set-top and mobile ad platforms. Seamless Expansion enables real-time access to optional content, such as behind-the-scenes featurettes and long-form advertisements. Seamless Contraction lets distributors bundle theatrical and extended editions of the same film to optimize memory resources. These patents, which date back to 1992, are licensed by all the major U.S. motion picture studios and incorporated into over 184 million movies.

BodyNav XDK

Tired of having to choose between comfort and immersion in VR? Join the BodyNav developer program to receive tools and rights to use BodyNav in your own games and applications. The free BodyNav™ Test Drive for OpenVR allows your end-users to experience freedom from motion sickness in popular HTC Vive & Oculus Rift games before writing any new code.

“It’s one of those things that makes perfect sense AFTER someone finally points it out.”

Shaun SheppardCreative Innovator at Motion Reality, Inc.

“Fundamentally, you’ve solved a really important problem. It doesn’t require a joystick and you don’t get motion sickness. It has a very natural feel and seems to solve vestibular dysfunction. An outstanding solution. Really great.”

Richard Garriott de CayeuxLegendary video game pioneer and private astronaut

“Making the physical experience align with human expectations, as I experienced with MONKEYmedia’s BodyNav technology, is critical not only for an effective VR experience, but also for avoiding digitally induced motion sickness.”

Rob BamforthPrincipal Analyst at Quocirca Ltd

“It’s a bit like when you’re in zero gravity. By just slightly ever moving your head, you feel super powerful. It’s truly amazing. Makes you a super hero.
I really love it!”

Laetitia Garriott de CayeuxManaging Partner at Global Space Ventures

“Best VR idea. Great VR immersion. Should be studied by potential VRMMORPG developers. Head tracking, 3D sound and safely moving around all solved cheaply and in a satisfactory way.”

Aiscrim5 Star App Store Review

About

MONKEYmedia, Inc. is an award-winning, independent R&D lab committed to user-friendly technology experiences. MONKEYmedia specializes in creating precocious new interface strategies that offer embodied interaction experiences. Our technologies enable partners to build immersive content interactions that prioritize the user while extending product functionality. Licensees of MONKEYmedia’s patents include the largest consumer electronics and operating system companies in the world, all major motion picture studios in the United States, and other Fortune 500 industry players.

Eric Gould Bear

Eric Gould Bear

Founder & CEO

Eric is a technology entrepreneur, with over 30 years’ experience crafting and establishing product strategies for many corporations. A former university professor and Fortune 500 executive, he is recognized for collaborative approaches to creating easy-to-use and engaging digital media. Named on 100+ software and hardware patents and applications. Products based on his inventions are used by millions of people every day.

Janna Buckmaster Bear

Janna Buckmaster Bear

Co-founder

Janna brings to our management team experience supervising large-scale productions, from telecommunications anti-trust litigation to medical informatics software. She came to user-centered design with a Masters in Somatic (aka body-based) Psychology and years of professional experience working with matters of body / mind interface and integration

Rachel Strickland

Rachel Strickland

Filmmaker & Media Artist

Rachel is a filmmaker and media artist, whose research has focused on cinematic dimensions of the sense of place, animate and ephemeral dimensions of architectural space, and new paradigms for narrative construction in digital media.

Jim McKee

Jim McKee

Sound Designer

Jim is a sound designer, composer, engineer and technical producer who collaborates with film and radio producers, performance artists and product designers, using concrete sound elements and human voice to build impressionistic and abstract sound environments.

Hunter Maximillian Monk

Hunter Maximillian Monk

Lead Engineer

Hunter is an iOS engineer specializing in streaming video and augmented reality. He’s responsible for the architecture and maintenance of the latest versions of MONKEYmedia’s Walk-in Theater and Teleport apps. Swift is his language of preference, although he speaks English fluently.

Deeksha Srinath

Deeksha Srinath

Social Media Ambassador

Deeksha has a background in the convergence of data science, engineering and user research. At MONKEYmedia, she champions a critical Millennial point-of-view for our social media campaigns, educating old school monkeys and making sure our inventions are understood and appreciated.

Contact our team to learn more about how our technology can enhance your virtual reality, interactive video or drone piloting products.